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Hello and welcome back to "Hey, It's That Voice!", where we look behind the voices of your favorite Steven Universe characters and see what else they have done! Today, we will look at the voice behind Beach City's favorite grandmother, Nanefua!

Mother of Kofi Pizza and grandmother of Kiki and Jenny Pizza, Nanefua is a very fun character to me. I absolute loved her the first time I saw her. She's playful and likes to joke around, even to the point of teasing her own son when he is stressed. Honestly, she is the character I would love to see more of around Beach City. But who is the voice behind this incredible grandmother? Why, that would be Toks Olagundoye!

Who wouldn't want a relative like Nanefua?

Born September 16, 1975, Olagundoye was born in Lagos, Nigeria to a Norwegian mother and a Nigerian father. As a child, she was educated in Nigeria, Switzerland, and England. Olagundoye, who's full name is Olatokunbo Susan Olasobunmi Abeke Olagundoye, graduated from Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts where she recieved a Bachelors of Fine Arts.

Olagundoye started her acting career on the stage, taking a number of roles. One such play was Saint Lucy's Eyes, which she would star opposite of Ruby Dee. In 2005, she co-founded Three Chicks Theatre which produced Andrea Lepcio's One Nation Under.

Out side of live-action roles, Olagundoye has also lent her voice to a few projects. Steven Universe was her first cartoon role, but she has lent her voice to the Telltale video game Game of Thrones as the voice of Beskha. She has also provided the voice of a few character's in the webseries Vixen, voicing the main character's mother. Finally, Olagundoye will be providing the voice of Mrs. Beakley in the 2017 reboot of Ducktales that is scheduled to air this summer.

And that will do it for this edition of "Hey, It's That Voice!" Join me next time when we take a look behind Sadie's mom and the greatest mailwoman in all of Beach City!